Chapter 2 of Mollentrave on Women: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mollentrave on Women: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me! At once! EVERARD. (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle? Had we not better-- SIR J. Now!
Chapter 2 of Mollentrave on Women: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Had we not better-- SIR J. Now!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “(_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?”
on one occasion
From this reading “At once!”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “(_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “At once!”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “(_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Had we not better-- SIR J. Now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVERARD.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had we not better-- SIR J. Now!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had we not better-- SIR J. Now!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?
on one occasion
From this reading At once!
cause to go somewhere
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?
precisely as stated
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Had we not better-- SIR J. Now!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading SIR J. Very well, then--send her to me!
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_with a look at_ MOLLENTRAVE) Now, uncle?
Chapter 2 of Mollentrave on Women: A Comedy in Three Acts by Alfred Sutro holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 454 sentences of Mollentrave on Women: A Comedy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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